Churchville, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Churchville was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 585. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.507°N, 62.616°W.
Population
In 1921, Churchville had a population of 585: 318 male and 267 female residents. Population density was 48.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 394 |
| 1911 | 447 |
| 1921 | 585 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Churchville shared boundaries with:
- Bridgeville
- Ferrona
- Frasers Mountain & Linacy
- McLellans Brook
- McLellans Mountain
- New Glasgow, Town—Ville
- Stellarton, T-V
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 267 |
| POP M | 318 |
| POP TOT | 585 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 80 |
| BAPTISTS | 21 |
| BRIT BORN F | 16 |
| BRIT BORN M | 14 |
| BRIT ENG | 76 |
| BRIT IRISH | 22 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 433 |
| CAN BORN F | 236 |
| CAN BORN M | 290 |
| EUR DUTCH | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 31 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 18 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 3 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 15 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 14 |
| METHODISTS | 19 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 425 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 40 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS016009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016009_1901— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Churchville, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/churchville-ns016009-1921/.